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...black colour in the game of rouge et noir (cf. rouge et noir s.v. ROUGE sb...

Author: By Adam W. Preskill, | Title: WHAT IS NOIR? | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

...Bohn's Hand-bk. Games 343 The first parcel of cards played, is usually for noir, the second for rouge. 1850 [see INVERSE sb. 3]. 1928 M. CAROL How to play Roulette iv. 56 The even money chances are Rouge or Red, Noir or Black, Coleur [sic] and Inverse. 1964 A. WYKES Gambling vii. 171 (caption) The dealer lays out two rows of cards (le noir and le rouge) until each total 31 or more. Players bet that one or the other row will be nearer to 31 by placing chips on rouge or on noir...

Author: By Adam W. Preskill, | Title: WHAT IS NOIR? | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

noise, obs. Sc. form of NOSE sb...

Author: By Adam W. Preskill, | Title: WHAT IS NOIR? | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

...Forst, Leopardi.LOB: Harvard 8, Cornell 6. 2B: Kessler. HR Forst, Binkowski. SB: Carey, Keck. CS: Carey, Keck...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Beats up on Big Red | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

...Forst, Douglas, Foley, Franke.LOB: Harvard 8, Cornell 7. 2B: Walkenbach. SB: Harris, Vankoski 2, Macrie, Pritts. CS: Kessler...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Beats up on Big Red | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

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